SAINT PETERSBURG, FL.- This landmark exhibition brings to life one of the greatest civilizations in the history of the world. Ancient Egypt—Art and Magic: Treasures from the Fondation Gandur pour l’Art, on view from December 17, 2011-April 29…
British Museum Scoops £100,000 Art Fund Prize for “A History of the World” Project
LONDON (REUTERS).- London’s British Museum won the 100,000 pound ($160,000) Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year Wednesday for its project “A History of the World.” The project was an exploration of world history using the museum’s collection, at the…
Four Museums Short Listed for £100,000 Art Fund Prize
LONDON.- This evening, on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row and BBC TWO The Culture Show, news of the four museums and galleries that have been short listed for the Art Fund Prize 2011 will be announced. The single, £100,000 prize for the ‘Museum of t…
Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum in London, Receives the International Folkwang Prize
ESSEN.- The director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor (b. 1946) accepted the International Folkwang Prize on 18 October in Essen. With the prize, the Museum-Folkwangsverein honors his outstanding commitment to the promotion of the arts of diverse …